Liturgical Leaflet for an Active Participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist

Year of
Consecrated Life

4 October 2015

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Year B

THE CRADLE OF LIFE AND LOVE

odays liturgical readings remind us that the family is the first and
basic institution of human society. Its nature and purpose are inscribed in the very makeup of man and woman who are incomplete
in themselves. This is why they need the help of the other half to reach
their full potentials and satisfy their affective, emotional, and physical
needs.

Unfortunately, sin has sown in many families the seeds of selfishness and unfaithfulness, which lead to most painful breakups. Jesus,
who came to restore all aspects of our life to their original integrity, today reminds us of Gods plan for the human family and enjoins all to keep
it the way God designed it to be. Thus let us remember in our prayers all
families.

Entrance Antiphon

(To be recited only when no Entrance

Hymn is sung.)

Within your will, O Lord,

all things are established, and
there is none that can resist
your will. For you have made
all things, the heaven and the
earth, and all that is held within the circle of heaven; you are
the Lord of all.

Greeting
P Blessed be God who created
the human family to be the mirror of His Trinitarian love. May
His grace and peace be with you
all.
All And with your spirit!
Penitential Act
P As we prepare to offer the
Holy Eucharist, let us pause for
a while as we call to mind our
sins, especially the sins against
the integrity and holiness of our
family. (Pause)

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P For the times we have forgotten that You are the Creator of the human family,
Lord, have mercy!
All Lord, have mercy!
P For the times we have taken
for granted the other members of our family and hurt
their feelings, Christ, have
mercy!
All Christ, have mercy!
P For the times we have
caused divisions, jealousy
and bitterness in our own
families, Lord, have mercy!
All Lord, have mercy!
P May almighty God have
mercy on us, forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
All Amen!

Gloria
All Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people
of good will. We praise you,
we bless you, we adore you, we
glorify you, we give you thanks
for your great glory, Lord
God, heavenly King, O God,
almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of

God, Son of the Father, you take
away the sins of the world, have
mercy on us; you take away the
sins of the world, receive our
prayer; you are seated at the right
hand of the Father, have mercy
on us. For you alone are the Holy
One, you alone are the Lord, you
alone are the Most High, Jesus
Christ, with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen!

Collect (Opening Prayer)

P Almighty ever-living God,
who in the abundance of your
kindness surpass the merits and
the desires of those who entreat
you, pour out your mercy upon
us to pardon what conscience
dreads and to give what prayer
does not dare to ask.
Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and
reigns with you in the unity of
the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
and ever.
All Amen!

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1st Reading
Gn 2:18-24
The book of Genesis presents the origin of the human family as part of the Creators plan.
The social nature and equal dignity of man and woman are the
bedrock foundation of a happy
family and of a just society.
R A proclamation from the
Book of Genesis
The Lord God said: It
is not good for the man to be
alone. I will make a suitable
partner for him.

So the Lord God formed
out of the ground various wild
animals and various birds of
the air, and he brought them to
the man to see what he would
call them. Whatever the man
called each of them would be
its name. The man gave names
to all the cattle, all the birds
of the air, and all the wild animals; but none proved to be the
suitable partner for the man.

So the Lord God cast a
deep sleep on the man, and
while he was asleep, he took out
one of his ribs and closed up its
place with flesh. The Lord God
then built up into a woman the
rib that he had taken from the
man.
When he brought her to
the man, the man said: This
one, at last, is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh! This one
shall be called woman, for out
of her man this one has been
taken.

That is why a man leaves
his father and mother and
clings to his wife, and the two
of them become one flesh.
The Word of the Lord!
All Thanks be to God!
Responsorial Psalm Ps 128
R May the Lord bless us all
the days of our lives!
R. M. Velez

Dm

May the Lord bless

us all the

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days

of our lives!

* Blessed are you who fear

the Lord, who walk in his
ways! For you shall eat the fruit
of your handiwork. Blessed
shall you be, and favored. R.
* Your wife shall be like a
fruitful vine in the recesses
of your home; your children
like olive plants around your
table. R.
* Behold, thus is the man
blessed who fears the Lord.
The Lord bless you from Zion:
may you see the prosperity of
Jerusalem all the days of your
life. R.
* May you see your childrens children. Peace be upon
Israel! R.
2nd Reading
Heb 2:9-11

Today the Author of the letter to the Hebrews reminds us of
an inevitable consequence of the
Incarnation of Gods Son: his
being exposed to suffering and
death. It was through these that
he showed his solidarity with
all human beings and brought
about their salvation.
R A proclamation from the
Letter to the Hebrews
Brothers and sisters:

Jesus, for a little while,
was made lower than the angels, that by the grace of God
he might taste death for everyone.

For it was fitting that he,
for whom and through whom
all things exist, in bringing
many children to glory, should
make the leader to their salvation perfect through suffering.
He who consecrates and those
who are being consecrated, all
have one origin. Therefore, he
is not ashamed to call them
brothers.

The Word of the Lord!
All Thanks be to God!
Gospel Acclamation
All Alleluia! Alleluia!
If we love one another,

God remains in us and

his love is brought to
perfection in us.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel
Mk 10:2-16
The permission granted by
Moses to divorce ones wife was a
sign of the inroads made by mans
sinfulness even in a deeply religious society. It was Jesus mission
to restore the family to its original dignity, unity, and stability.
P The Lord be with you!
All And with your spirit!
P
A proclamation from the
holy Gospel according to
Mark
All Glory to you, O Lord!
The Pharisees approached
Jesus and asked, Is it lawful for a husband to divorce
his wife? They were testing
him. He said to them in reply,
What did Moses command
you?

They replied, Moses
permitted a husband to write
a bill of divorce and dismiss
her. But Jesus told them,
Because of the hardness of
your hearts he wrote you this
commandment. But from the
beginning of creation, God
made them male and female.
For this reason a man shall
leave his father and mother
and be joined to his wife, and
the two shall become one flesh.
So they are no longer two but
one flesh. Therefore what
God has joined together, no
human being must separate.

In the house the disciples
again questioned Jesus about
this. He said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery
against her; and if she divorces
her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.

People were bringing children to Jesus that he might
touch them, but the disciples
rebuked them. When Jesus saw
this he became indignant and
said to them, Let the children
come to me; do not prevent
them, for the kingdom of God
belongs to such as these. Amen,
I say to you, whoever does not
accept the kingdom of God like
a child will not enter it. Then

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he embraced the children and

blessed them, placing his hands
on them.

The Gospel of the Lord!
All Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ!

Homily
Profession of Faith

(Nicene Creed)
All I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven
and earth, of all things visible
and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus
Christ, the Only Begotten Son of
God, born of the Father before all
ages. God from God, Light from
Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him
all things were made. For us men
and for our salvation he came
down from heaven, (bow)* and
by the Holy Spirit was incarnate
of the Virgin Mary, and became
man.* For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he
suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day in
accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is
seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life, who
proceeds from the Father and
the Son, who with the Father
and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through
the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I
confess one Baptism for the
forgiveness of sins and I look
forward to the resurrection of
the dead and the life of the world
to come. Amen!

Prayer of the Faithful

P Todays readings have enabled us to appreciate the sacredness of marriage and its vital role
in Gods plan of creation. Let us
now pray for all families in the
world, and say:
All Founder of the human
family, hear us!

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C That the Catholic Church,

under the leadership of the Pope
and the bishops, may successfully
promote the unity and stability of
the human family, let us pray! R.
C That all Catholic faithful
may appreciate the sacredness
of marriage and defend it against
all attacks and deviations, let us
pray!
R.
C That the families that are
experiencing a crisis in the relationship between husband and
wife may find the strength to
overcome all difficulties through
prayer and the concern for their
children, let us pray! R.
C That all teachers may appreciate their God-given vocation
and teach not only with authority,
but more importantly with love,
let us pray! R.
C That all of us may internalize what we believe as Christians
and align our lives to the truths
of our faith, let us pray!
R.
C
Let us pray in silence for our
personal intentions. (Pause)

Let us pray!
R.
P Lord God, in Your plan for
mankind, You wanted every
family to be a sacrament of Your
fruitful love. Grant all families
the abundance of Your grace and
the consolation of Your presence.
Through Christ our Lord.
All Amen!

Preparation of the Gifts

P Pray, brethren . . .
All May the Lord accept the
sacrifice at your hands, for the
praise and glory of his name,
for our good and the good of all
his holy Church.
Prayer Over the Offerings
P Accept, O Lord, we pray,
the sacrifices instituted by your
commands and, through the sacred mysteries, which we celebrate with dutiful service, graciously complete the sanctifying
work by which you are pleased to
redeem us.
Through Christ our Lord.
All Amen!

Preface of Marriage
P The Lord be with you!
All And with your spirit!
P Lift up your hearts!
All We lift them up to the
Lord!
P Let us give thanks to the
Lord our God!
All It is right and just!
P It is truly right and just,
our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give
you thanks, Lord, holy Father,
almighty and eternal God.
For you have forged the covenant of marriage as a sweet
yoke of harmony and an unbreakable bond of peace, so that
the chaste and fruitful love of
holy Matrimony may serve to
increase the children you adopt
as your own.
By your providence and
grace, O Lord, you accomplish
the wonder of this twofold design: that, while the birth of
children brings beauty to the
world, their rebirth in Baptism
gives increase to the Church,
through Christ our Lord.
Through him, with the Angels and all the Saints, we sing
the hymn of your praise, as without end we acclaim:
All Holy, holy, holy . . .
Memorial Acclamation
P The mystery of faith!
All We proclaim your Death,
O Lord, and profess your
Resurrection until you
come again!

All Our Father . . .

P Deliver us, Lord . . .
All For the kingdom, the
power, and the glory are
yours, now and for ever.

Sign of Peace
Breaking of the Bread
All Lamb of God . . .

Communion
P This is Jesus, the Incarnate
Son of God who restored the hu27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)

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man family to its original sacredness. He is the Lamb of God who

takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to his
supper.
All Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under
my roof, but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

Prayer after Communion

P Grant us, almighty God,
that we may be refreshed and
nourished by the Sacrament
which we have received, so as
to be transformed into what we
consume.
Through Christ our Lord.
All Amen!

Communion Antiphon

(To be recited only when no Communion Hymn is sung.)

The Lord is good to those

who hope in him, to the soul
that seeks him.

P The Lord be with you.

All And with your spirit!

P May almighty God bless

you: the Father, and the
Son, and the Holy Spirit.
All Amen!
P Go in peace, glorifying the
Lord by your life!
All Thanks be to God!

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GODS PLAN FOR THE HUMAN FAMILY

Man and woman are not intended to live
in isolation. (See Gn 2:18.) As social beings,
they are meant for social life, communication,
friendship, communion. As sexual beings, man
and woman are complementary and meant to
propagate and perpetuate their own selves in
an ever-expanding chain of new members of
the human species.
In Gods plan, marriage is the unbreakable covenant of love in which one man
and one woman fulfill their social, affective and sexual needs. It is the foundation
of the family, the basic form of human society. Every family should be a reflection of
Gods creative and caring love. It is within
their own family that people are expected to
be instruments and recipients of Gods love
in all its wonderful features: life-giving, full of
care, ever open to accept and appreciate the
other, ready to give ones best and to forgive
even the worst.
All this starts with husband and wife, but
does not end with them. Together, through the
oneness and communion they create, they
become the sacraments of the Lords love
also for the other members of the family, especially their children. Completing the circle,
the children should be the sacraments of
Gods love for their parents and for one another.
St. Paul spells out this truth in very concrete terms (see especially Col 3:18-21), and
the Church under the guidance of the Holy

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But marriage and the family, like all other
human realities, bear the consequences of
original sin and sin in general. This terrible,
destructive force relentlessly tries to tear apart
what Gods plan has united. All the worst tendencies of the wounded human nature jealousy, sensuality, unfaithfulness, possessiveness
. . . coupled with the bad example from the environment, continually threaten to destroy the
harmony of even the best families.
Under the violence of such attacks, the
Christian couples should always be mindful of the grace of the sacrament that has
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commitments undertaken. The mutual duties of
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Every family has to learn to kneel down
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before, every dawn must usher in a newness
that heals the wounds of the past and reaches
out beyond the present clouds and storms.
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a little Church, a lovely place to be in, and
an inspiration for others to follow. The witness
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